Savannah will play hostess to a rock ’n’ roll movie this summer, just not the one that was planned.

Alan Rickman, best known as Professor Snape in the Harry Potter series, has been cast as Hilly Kristal, the owner and founder of CBGB, the legendary New York club.

Filming is scheduled to begin in June.

Some of the producers for the Rickman movie also are working to film “The Drummer: The story of Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys,” which was set to film on Tybee Beach this summer. Filming for that movie has been delayed to accommodate cast schedules, according to a press release from the producers. It should now film in the fall.

That opened a shooting schedule for Rickman and the CBGB movie.

“This is a film about a time and a place and the people that came together to make music that was revolutionary and that spoke to its community,” said Randall Miller, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jody Savin.

Kristal tried opening a country, bluegrass and blues band in New York, but when that struggled, he opened his doors to local acts. The only caveat: Bands could only play original music.

Groups such as Green Day, Soul Asylum, The Police, Bruce Springsteen and The Red Hot Chili Peppers played there.

The production team also has a number of people who were involved with the film “Savannah” which filmed here last year, Jay Self, director of Film Services, stated in a Friday press release.